Chapter 183 Rewards based on merit
Guan Xing suddenly burst into tears and worshiped directly in front of Ma Su. Not to mention all the civil and military officials present, even Ma Di himself was buzzing.
Well, I was still distracted when I suddenly knelt down in front of me.
"General Ma captured Mi Fang and Ma Zhong alive, killed Pan Zhang in front of the battle, and avenged my father. I am extremely grateful!" Guan Xing was already crying with tears streaming down his face. Seeing this posture, he wanted to cry to death in front of Ma Su.
Hearing Guan Xing's words, even Liu Chan's expression darkened slightly, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
Ever since Guan Yu was assassinated by Soochow, Guan Xing has been held hostage by the hatred of his family and his country, gnashing his teeth and looking to the east day and night.
If Guan Xing were a military commander, he would really like to take up the sword himself to avenge his father. But it was obvious that not only was he not a military commander, he also suffered from respiratory disease and was unable to exercise strenuously.
This caused Guan Xing to serve as a servant in the palace, and he lived in this hatred for ten years.
Originally, the Guan family was almost in despair. After all, Shu Han still had to cooperate with Soochow in the face of the Northern Expedition. When he comes back to deal with Soochow, it is estimated that all his enemies have come to an end, and Guan Xing can only accept this ending in despair.
Who knew that things would suddenly turn around and the battle to defeat Wu would suddenly be advanced.
Not only that, Ma Su also beheaded Pan Zhang on the battlefield of the Conquest of Wu, and captured his enemies Mi Fang and Ma Zhong alive. For Guan Xing, the kindness was so great that he had to die in return.
By the way, it was Ma Di who used his death remonstrance to reverse the attitude of the court and finally persuaded Zhuge Liang to attack Wu.
Moreover, after the battle, Sun Quan also returned Fan Jiang and Zhang Da's head when he sued for peace. After this battle, the vengeance of the second master and the third master were all avenged, except for Ma Di's own brother's vengeance.
After thinking about all this, everyone understood why Guan Xing cried. Such a great favor, let alone crying and saying goodbye, it would be no problem even if I recognized my father on the spot.
Ma Su also understood the reason for all this, and could only sigh secretly and wanted to help Guan Xing up. Who knows that Guan Xing seems determined to cry to death in front of you, Ma Su, and he can't pull him up no matter how hard he pulls.
Seeing that Guan Xing was about to faint from crying, Ma Di could only shake his head, and then became furious.
"Why did Dingguo say this! Could it be that he wanted to expose him to injustice?"
"When I was in Jingzhou, I often followed General Yunchang. General Yunchang's righteousness was so great that I admired his righteousness and often regarded him as my adoptive father."
"It is my duty to kill Pan Zhang and capture Ma Zhong and Mi Fang. Reporting to the family and the country, and avenging General Yunchang below are all things that should be done!"
"It's just a matter of duty. If I accept General Guan's cry and worship now, wouldn't I become an unjust person?"
Guan Xing was slightly startled by Ma Di's words, and then Ma Di took the opportunity to pull him up. But until Guan Xing was taken away, Guan Xing kept looking at Ma Di like a brother.
"Hey... if something bad happens..." Ma Su looked at the eyes of the surrounding scholars and officials looking at him, and suddenly felt bad.
Although he likes to cause trouble, he still doesn't like being in the limelight.
Once a person has a high reputation, it is basically equivalent to a gold medal to avoid death. You seek death before your reputation is gone, and no matter how much people hate you, they won't dare to secretly do evil.
But obviously, the current situation is no longer controllable by Ma Su.
With Zhuge Liang's intention to build momentum for him and Guan Xing's mourning, the name Ma Di has been remembered by many people. If this trend continues, Ma Di may even surpass Fei Yi and Dong Yun and become one of the new Four Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty.
"Young Changzhen is a man of high righteousness, and he has the character of an old general Guan!" Liu Chan looked aside for a long time, and after a long silence, he suddenly came out, holding Ma Su's hand tightly and said affectionately.
"I have a young heart, just like the great ancestor to Fan Kuai!"
"Look what this is all about... I just want to die." Being dragged by Liu Chan, Ma Su felt extremely helpless in his heart.
If such an outrageous thing were to be written into a novel in later generations, the author would really deserve to be sprayed to death.
I just wanted to die, but ended up becoming one of the four heroes of the Later Han Dynasty?
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After Ma Su made a splash outside Chengdu, before he could take a breath, Zhuge Liang dragged him to worship his ancestors with Liu Chan.
The group came to the tomb of the late emperor Liu Bei and burned incense and candles as sacrifices to three animals. He appealed to the late emperor to attack Wu Dasheng, and all the vengeance of the second and third masters was avenged.
After the ancestor worship is over, the court will reward meritorious service, and all meritorious officials will be rewarded.
Liu Yin, who followed Ma Su to great success in this battle, was directly promoted from a lieutenant to a miscellaneous general, a two-level promotion.
Chen Ying, Bao Hu, and Xing Daorong who surrendered were all Zhonglang generals and stayed with the army as talent reserves for the future Northern Expedition.
The rest of the generals, such as Wu Ban, Chen Shi, Zhao Yun, Zhang He and other generals, all received awards. Those who had military exploits on the battlefield, even those with only one death, were not forgotten.
Among them, the rewards of Zhuge Liang and Ma Di are the top priorities.
Zhuge Liang is already the prime minister, and he can no longer be named a highly respected minister. Zhuge Liang refused to grant titles to his descendants, so in the end Liu Chan gave Zhuge Liang a bounty of thousands of catties of silk, and then fought with Zhuge Liang for a long time before he made Zhuge Zhan a lord.
As for Ma Su, it is relatively simple.
The military attache was no longer a general with a mixed title, but was promoted to a captain for protecting the Qiang, and was rewarded with a hundred catties of gold and silk. Of course, with Ma Su's status, it is not difficult to be promoted to a second-level permanent general, but you still have to follow the process.
Later, at Zhuge Liang's request, he moved to Dongcao, the prime minister's residence, and studied government affairs with Jiang Wan.
This does not mean that he wants Ma Di as his successor, otherwise it would be impossible to let a general into the prime minister's palace at will. Moreover, it is also necessary to gild Ma Su, so that when the time comes and he is promoted to a second-level permanent general, he can directly become a senior official in his own right.
The original Ma Su didn't have this kind of treatment. Giving him a chance to join the army was just for Ma Liang's sake.
But what surprised Ma Su the most was the matter of becoming a marquis. After all, for such a great achievement, it is more than enough to grant him the title of Marquis of Ting.
But this reward was still a bit difficult for Ma Su to accept, even if the prime minister personally chose it for him.
"Jietinghou..." Ma Su looked at the edict sent by Jiang Wan with a constipated look on his face.
What's the meaning? What does it mean? I, Ma Su, want to see my lawyer!
"This is the intention of the Prime Minister and Your Majesty, to encourage the general to work harder." Jiang Wan, a gray-haired old man, couldn't help laughing when faced with this situation, and patted Ma Su on the shoulder with a smile.
"You have to work hard, the future of the big man depends on you."
Seeing this meaningful reward for himself, Ma Su could only smile helplessly.
"When will the Prime Minister start joking... It seems that the Prime Minister is not as nervous as before, right?"
"That's all. Let the Marquis of Jieting be the Marquis of Jieting. As long as the Prime Minister and His Majesty are happy."
"Mr. Gongyan, I will rely more on you in the Prime Minister's Mansion from now on."
There are only two chapters left today. Halfway through writing, I realized that the information was incomplete...
Now I owe a total of two chapters, and I don’t know when I can pay them back. Shuzhong sheds tears, (*)